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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: December 17th, 2001 | Vol. 158, No. 26 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # December 17, 2001 | Vol. 158 No. 26December 17, 2001 | Vol. 158 No. 26  Issue name December 17th, 2001 | Vol. 158, No. 26 | U.S. Issue date December 17, 2001 Location U.S. Related categories [Military](/vault/subject/military/) [Terrorism](/vault/subject/terrorism/) [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/2001-12-17/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [Photo Essay: Out In The Cold](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001441,00.html)[Showdown](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001443,00.html)[Sharon Speaks: We Are Facing A War](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001444,00.html)[Radicals On The Rise](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001445,00.html)[Suicide Attacks: Why The Bombers Keep Coming](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001446,00.html)[The Cash Trail: Does Hamas Get Texas Money?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001447,00.html)[The Manhunt: Into The Caves](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001439,00.html)[The Great New Afghan Hope](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001440,00.html)[The Manhunt: Inside Kandahar: Nasty And Brutish](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001442,00.html)[The Taliban Next Door](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001456,00.html)[Legal Issues: What Do We Do With Him?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001457,00.html)[11 Years Ago In Time](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001438,00.html)[Notebook: Dec. 17, 2001](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001470,00.html)[Largesse For A Defunct Airline](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001471,00.html)[Forecast: What Happened To Winter? 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